The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-29
TALK OF THE TURF.
Secretary St0ney Montgomery Re-
turns From Racing Centers.
Heavy Increase OF Flyers For the
Fail Morsins Here-Caps. Brown
Probable Attendant.

Interest in the fall race meeting be-
gins 10 manifest itself, even at this
esrly dste-over ak weeks In advance.
Secretary Stoney Montgomery, Of the
Jockey Club, returned yesterday morn.
ing from an extensive trip, during
which he visited the leading turimeD
OF the country, with view Of securing
their stables. An APPKAL man kindly
allowed him to shake the dust and
cindes from his duster before making
"seI" for facts bearing on the sp,
preaching meeting.
snow, uubosom yourself freely con.
corning your trip and the results" in.
sisted the reporter.
my trip to Chicago and the Est
proved quite satisfactory in the way OF
ascertainiDg about what horses 20 ex-
pect for the coming fall meeting,
which can he pretty accurately est.
mated, although entries tostaks events
do not close until September 10Th, and
owners never MAKE entries until the
last day"
"W6at stable owners have given
positive assurances Of bringing their
stir gs2"
"At Chicago I INST Mr.. Campbell, Of
Campbell 4 Fenton, and Mr.. Jim
Gray, OF Gray q Co., who wintered
here last season. They both said they
would be wi h as for the fall meeting
with their horses, and that about two
thirds OF the horses now there 600
would most likely be with us, come
shipping here directly after the Louis.
vile meeting In September, and others
after the Lstonia meeting, ending DC
tober 10Th. In the East, l met mos
Of the owners who wintered with nj
last year, Meesrs. Oorrigan, Stevens
GratE, Lucas, Pulsifer, Lsmasney
Poole and others. The most OF them
expressed themselves desirous OF re-
turning and competing for the fal
events, and seemed 10 think the stakei
exceedingly liberal. / have DO douh,
but the entry list will be increased 81
per cent. over "a I FALL"
81 suppose you made known u
them the improvements being mad,
at the couIst--bow did they receiv,
the intelligencef"
"They all regarded the sideninI
and grading Of the track as a striklnI
improvement to the course, for Oh,
benefit Of the public ss we'll as tn,
horsemen, and predicted better trial
and faster time in the coming racee."
"Dld You take la sny OF the races ?
"Yes; saw the Omnibus stalk
$4,000 added) ran at Monmouth
Park, and regard II as one Of the bes
races OF the year, although the tract
was heavy 10 mud and the time necee
sarily slow, and tie great Hsnove
defeated. There ives scarcely an ann
length, however. between the three
Lsggsrd (the winner, FdeIzi enc
Hanover. The latter seem, TO bav,
renowned his title as King perma
nently, ss / see Bsnburg, the Mtmphi
Derby candidate Of this set son, defeat
ed him q day or two ego, also."
odd Capt. ID. S. Brown prentice Il
be on hand?'
"No; I did not zee Capt. Brown, bu
received message from him thank
ing the club for naming our three yea
old stake In horror Of his great col
Stuyvesaut, aud have no doubt he wi
be on hand to contest for IT,"
"With what horses IL Capt. Brow
making the moet q his successes ?"
"Troubadour, Mona and Sluyvtsan
seem TO be the bread winners' Of ID
captains stable this year."
"Wha. Is Col. Green Morris doin
for the iurl1"
Green Monis has a good filly I
Specially, winner OF the Selet
stakes &C Monmouth, valuabl
stake won easily in good conpsn!
Sir Dixon has also proven 10 be yer
good, defeating Lucky Baldwin
Emperor Of Norfolk, ssid 10 be th
brsi two year old co OF the season."